Magic the Gathering 1997 Portal Gift Set

[@SledgeMichaels]

I love how you mentioned Ron Spencer when you looked at Endless Cockroaches. His art is unreal. I stared playing at age 9 or 10 and have been playing for the last 23 years. Ever since seeing his art on these cards he has been my favorite artist ever and it’s so easy to point out his art on cards when you see them. These portal cards are awesome! Cheers

[@petespacks]

@SledgeMichaels I love Ron Spencer's art, definitely in my top 10 Magic Artists of all time! 😁 The way his art evokes visceral reactions is stellar. Even though I've seen it hundreds of times Endless Cockroaches still makes my skin crawl.

[@Dr.AculaMD]

Still have some of these 😂 This set is what started it all!

[@petespacks]

@Dr.AculaMD it was a great set to teach new players with. 😄

[@johnhruby6205]

This was how I started magic

[@petespacks]

@johnruby6205 It was a great time to play, I remember teaching several friends how to play with the Portal 2 Player set that was in this gift box. 😄

[@ZackeroniAndCheese]

Nature's Ruin seens like a suspect card to put in a set made for new players xd Cool pull though!

[@petespacks]

@ZackeroniAndCheese Armageddon, Wildfires, and Wrath of God are also in Portal, along with several tutors. 😁 It was a different time, long before Commander/EDH.

[@guyyoung4388]

I actually bought one when they first came out

[@petespacks]

@guyyoung4388 I did too, they were 20 USD originally IIRC.

[@TheMagicWorker]

Sweet pulls!

[@petespacks]

Thanks! 😄

[@guyyoung4388]

Man how much is one of those now

[@petespacks]

@guyyoung4388 I paid 148.37 USD for mine after tax and shipping, but that's the lowest I've seen in a long time. Most of the listings I see for the gift box are between 175 and 250 USD plus tax and shipping.

[@samditto]

I feel like anything worth anything anymore will be scammed/searched as hard as possible. Nnnnot worth. I know its fun to open, but i play with proxy cards

[@petespacks]

That's cool that you play with proxies, that's not an option for sanctioned competitive play, which is a majority of what I play. To clarify, I misunderstood the contents. Both packs were present, the second pack is the one in the inner starter set. There are still honest people out there. A majority of older products have not been tampered with, but are priced out of being opened profitability. Good thing that I open things for the joy of opening packs, and entertainment.

[@samditto]

Maybe you can get a refund

[@petespacks]

@samditto to clarify, I misunderstood the contents as they were presented on the back of the Gift Set box. There's one pack added in the gift box and one in the 2 player starter set box for a total of 2 packs. I figured that out later in the video.

[@bamnasitis775]

@@petespacks Reading the deck box explains the missing booster :P

[@petespacks]

@bamnasitis775 Yeah, I eventually figured it out 😂